Prediction - if you can't get a handle on scale and proportion, you are going to make for a bad architect (at least one that considers themselves a designer). One of the very most important skill sets … [Read more...]
2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners
On Friday, May 1st - 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked in to my home with the monumental task of selecting the winners of the 4th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect – Best of 2014
While 2014 isn't technically over yet, it isn't going to stop me [cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to see which ones represented the very best that … [Read more...]
Architectural Delineation Competition – KRob 2014 Winners
Delineation is a fancy word for drawings, and if you like architectural drawings, you've come to the right place! Recently, the winners of the 40th annual AIA Dallas Chapter Ken Roberts Memorial … [Read more...]
Sketching during Schematic Design
So what exactly is schematic design? In short order, schematic design is the initial design phase in any project. The first step is called programming which is when the client and architect discuss … [Read more...]
‘Voltron’ Model Table
A big model requires a big table ... a table so large that you must have it made out of a dozen or so individual pieces because a) you couldn't fit it through any door smaller than a loading door, and … [Read more...]